Gothic 3 Release Date Announced

[Liquidize105]

JoWooD, publisher of the European version of Gothic 3 has announced their official date for the release of the highly anticipated RPG.

Liezen, Austria, 8th August 2006; JoWooD Productions and Deep Silver announce the final release date for the most anticipated role-playing game of this year:

Gothic 3 will be released on the 13th of October in Europe!

“It’s fixed – Gothic 3 fans will get their hands on Gothic 3 this October and will be rewarded with a great game for their patience”, says Stefan Berger, Senior Brand Manager JoWooD Productions.

By releasing Gothic 3 on the 13th of October JoWooD and Deep Silver will maintain the highest possible game quality and ensure that Gothic 3 once again delivers a unique gaming experience.

Welcome to the world of Gothic.
Hat's off to Blue's (http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=69780) and other EvAv readers for their submissions.

The American publisher Aspyr Media hasn't announced a definite date yet, but it can't be far off.

[Zurik]

I saw this yesterday, now do we all import it or is there going to be a US release relatively close to that date?

[Xed]

The german release date has been known for at least several days now...
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this. Already got it preordered. I just hope they haven't dumbed down the combat too much. The first 2 were awesome.

[Dag-Sabot]

Any idea if its going to be using starforce?
edit:
oops should have checked first. No. The answer is "no". Therefore my answer is "yes"

[Liquidize105]

Q: Starforce?
A: No

Q: Copy protection?
A: Yes

[aversion2k]

I've never had any problem with starforce (yet) So even if this did have it, I'd still buy it.

[Jetherik]

Aspyr Media has stated when they became the publishers of Gothic in America that the release date for Gothic 3 in America will be shortly after Germany. The time frame is weeks, not months. I figure Aspyr will have Gothic 3 ready for the holiday season.

For the die-hard Gothic fans, you can use the old combat system. If I am not writing a review, that is the one I will be using. If I am writing a review, then I have to play with the new one.

[lpmiller]

no, you have to try the new one, but if you don't like it, I don't think it hurts the review to say so and finish it the old way. I mean, they did include it, so it's fair game.

[Echani]

Fantastic, I've been looking forward to this for quite a while. The new features seem geared exactly towards what I found lacking in Gothic II - the controls in particular, so I can see myself queuing up for this one.

[megaman]

Hope they're not rushing it out the door. Nothing hurts game ratings as much as lack of polish

[dragntyr]

Speaking of Gothic II, I could never seem to get it to work with the current ATI drivers, does anyone know of a workaround or a patch or something? Any help at all would be much appreciated.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

Great news! I won't be able to play it sadly, but I hope to get a new computer sometime next year. I'll definitely be picking this up at that time. I loved the second one. :)